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J Antero
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Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:47 pm Post subject:
mshta.exe trying to get out to 127.0.0.1, virus or spyware o |
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Hi all,
Every few days my firewall flags "mshta.exe" trying to get out to address
"127.0.0.1".
Apparently "mshta.exe" is a valid file but that doesn't mean it couldn't
have been corrupted.
Does anybody know what's going on? A lot of other people have apparently
been experiencing this too.
Ciao, J |
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Yves Leclerc
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Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:49 pm Post subject:
Re: mshta.exe trying to get out to 127.0.0.1, virus or spywa |
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MSHAT read HTML (web) files. So if you access local files, it may use
127.0.0.1 as the Internet address. 127.0.0.1 is reserved for special local
Internet/IP access to the current system (your PC). It will/should not be
sending out info to the Internet.
"J Antero" <JAntero45@map.com> wrote in message
news:uqTEd.3828$KJ2.1286@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
| Quote: | Hi all,
Every few days my firewall flags "mshta.exe" trying to get out to address
"127.0.0.1".
Apparently "mshta.exe" is a valid file but that doesn't mean it couldn't
have been corrupted.
Does anybody know what's going on? A lot of other people have
apparently been experiencing this too.
Ciao, J
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Munpe Q
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| Posted:
Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:28 am Post subject:
Re: mshta.exe trying to get out to 127.0.0.1, virus or spywa |
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| LMAO. |
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mhicaoidh
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Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:00 am Post subject:
Re: mshta.exe trying to get out to 127.0.0.1, virus or spywa |
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Taking a moment's reflection, J Antero mused:
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| Does anybody know what's going on? A lot of other people have
| apparently been experiencing this too.
127.0.0.1 is a local "loopback" address. So, it is not connecting out
.... If it is a valid program, don't worry about it. |
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Admiral Q
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Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:28 am Post subject:
Re: mshta.exe trying to get out to 127.0.0.1, virus or spywa |
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Lots of programs, legit programs access 127.0.0.1 or another name
"localhost". Open a command prompt and "ping localhost" - the reply should
come from 127.0.0.1
--
Star Fleet Admiral Q @ your service!
"J Antero" <JAntero45@map.com> wrote in message
news:uqTEd.3828$KJ2.1286@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
| Quote: | Hi all,
Every few days my firewall flags "mshta.exe" trying to get out to address
"127.0.0.1".
Apparently "mshta.exe" is a valid file but that doesn't mean it couldn't
have been corrupted.
Does anybody know what's going on? A lot of other people have
apparently
been experiencing this too.
Ciao, J
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Plato
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Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:33 am Post subject:
Re: mshta.exe trying to get out to 127.0.0.1, virus or spywa |
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J Antero wrote:
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Every few days my firewall flags "mshta.exe" trying to get out to address
"127.0.0.1".
Apparently "mshta.exe" is a valid file but that doesn't mean it couldn't
have been corrupted.
Does anybody know what's going on? A lot of other people have apparently
been experiencing this too.
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Put a leash on it and dont worry anymore.
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